personal.xlsb opens when opening a new file

Anonymous
2010-08-03T14:16:56+00:00

The file personal.xlsb opens every time I open a new file. I saved all my macros in module1 of the new workbook but this personal file keeps opening. I have read that in Excel > Options > Advanced > under General, At startup open all files in is = BLANK will stop this but mine was already BLANK. How do I stop this file from opening?

Thanks,

JCM

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Anonymous
2010-08-03T14:59:33+00:00

Hi,

Persaonal.xlsb opens automatically every time Excel opens provided it has been created.

Writing a UDF wouldn't create P.xlsb unless that UDF was saved to P.xlsb. So at sometime; and maybe no associated with this UDF, someone has saved something to P.xlsb (maybe in error) and caused the creation of that file.

Now it is created I strongly recommend you hide it and forget it but if you don't want to do that then you can delete p.xlsb like this.

With the Excel application not running.

Open windows explorer, and assuming you did a standard installation, navigate to

C:\program files\microsoft office\office 12\xlstart

delete personal.xlsb

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-07-14T17:22:49+00:00

    In Excel 2013 it's easy to stop this annoying glitch.  Open excel, go to the personal.xlsb file, click on the tab "VIEW", then on the icon that says "Hide".  This hides the worksheet.  When you close excel, it will ask you to save.  Say yes and voila... next time you open excel, it will no longer be there and the macros will still be there.

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-01-22T17:31:45+00:00

    I had this problem too - if you open up the folder where the personal.xlsb file is saved, which should be something like (AppData > Roaming > Microsoft > Excel > XLSTART), move the file out of the "XLSTART" folder and put it anywhere else on your computer. Putting the file there makes it open automatically when you start excel.

    hope this helps!

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-05-29T21:49:24+00:00

    Thanks for the instructions.  I could not find how to hide that sheet.  Thanks to you now it is again hidden from view.

    JR.

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  4. Anonymous
    2012-10-05T20:05:13+00:00

    Hi,

    Activate personal.xlsb

    View tab - Hide - Select personal.xlsb.

    Exit Excel and if prompted to save say yes.

    Re-Open and Personal.xlsb should not now be visible

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    Mike H

    Super awesome answer - worked like a charm.

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